Yudh Abhyas

INDO-US JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE YUDH ABHYAS-2016

Question: Recently the joint military training exercise of Indian and US Armies was held at which of the following place?
(a) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
(b) Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
(c) Chaubtia, Uttarakhand
(d) Kandla, Gujarat
Ans. (c)
Related facts:

  • Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2016, a joint military training exercise of Indian and US Armies, commenced on 14-27 september 2016 at Chaubattia, Uttarakhand.
  • This will be the eleventh exercise in the Yudh Abhyas series, which started in 2004 under US Army Pacific partnership program.
  • The US contingent is represented by a Company of 5th Infantry Battalion, 20 Infantry Regiment, 2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7 Infantry Division, US Army while the Indian side was represented by an Infantry Battalion.
  • The exercise will be participated by about 225 personnel of the US Army and similar strength of Congo Brigade of the Indian Army.
  • The two-week long joint drill will help the tactical and technical skills in countering insurgency and terrorism in a UN peacekeeping scenario involving combined deployment at the brigade level.
  • The India-US Combined Military Training Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2015, was held from 09 to 23 Sep 2015 at Joint Base Lewis McChord, USA.

Reference:
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